Hot Pepper 'Piment d Espelette'

The Scoville units on this one are wrong. These are mild peppers, at least for me. They are also much taller than nearly any other pepp...Read Moreer I grew - nearly 4 feet tall. They are very productive and pretty early as well. They seem to love the hot days and cool nights - and dry clear air. The peppers are meaty and get very sweet when red. The heat varies, with an occasional scorcher, but I classify these are mild. However peppers generally grow milder here.

Piment d' Espelette
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: France
PI:
Scoville units: 2500
Blossom end shape...Read More: pointed
Fruit position and shape: pendant, elongate
Fruit size and color: 4 > 5" green . red
Calyx shape: saucer shaped, toothless
Flower: erect, stellate
Petals/Spots: white/none
Filament color: white
Anther color: blue
Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
Stem: smooth
Leaves: medium, glabrous
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
Maturity: 80 days
Plant height: 18-24"
Taste: .
Uses:·dried, powder
The earliest documented instances of pepper cultivation near Espelette in France date to the 16th century, and by the 18th century, the region was famous for its peppers.

The Piment d'Espelette is red when mature, and relatively small and mild. Heat-wise, it is about the same heat scale as hot paprika, the Espelette pepper is regarded by the French as a four on the scale of one to ten. In fact, hot paprika powder can be substituted, as can New Mexico red chile powder.